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APS Articles
This Week in Physics Magazine — May 24, 2021
Viewpoint Shining a Light on Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Graphene
Christopher Gutiérrez – May 19, 2021
Sensitive photoemission measurements visualize the signatures of a symmetry-broken phase of graphene with carriers of mixed handedness.
Video Exhaled Droplets Grow in Size on Cool Days
May 21, 2021
In cool, humid air, droplets emitted by a cough first grow then shrink, according to simulations.
synopsis Microwave Squeezing Beyond 3 dB
May 20, 2021
Researchers suppress measurement fluctuations of microwaves in a cavity to below that of vacuum.
synopsis Light Pulses Change Speed in a Plasma
May 19, 2021
Interactions between two laser beams in a plasma allow for precise control over the light’s velocity.
synopsis Confirming a Cosmic-Ray Bump
May 18, 2021
The DArk Matter Particle Explorer has made the most precise measurements of galactic cosmic rays to date.
Research News A Summit of Kick-Ass Physics Students
May 20, 2021
Hundreds of budding physicists from 42 countries gathered in a virtual edition of PLANCKS—a student competition that hands out prizes proportional to the Planck constant.
